Acting · Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico · Born September 2, 1966
Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico by starring in the telenovela Teresa (1989–1991) and the romantic drama Midaq Alley (1995). She soon established herself in Hollywood, appearing in films such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West(1999), and Dogma (1999). Hayek's portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in the biopic Frida (2002), which she also produced, made her the first Mexican actress nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In subsequent years, Hayek focused more on producing while starring in the action-centred pictures Once Upon a Time in Mexico(2003), After the Sunset (2004) and Bandidas(2006). She achieved further commercial success with the comedies Grown Ups (2010), Grown Ups 2 (2013) and The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017). She lent her voice to the animated Puss in Boots(2011), Sausage Party (2016) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). She also earned critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas Tale of Tales (2015), Beatriz at Dinner (2017) and House of Gucci (2021). She played Ajak in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021), which emerged as her highest-grossing live-action film. Hayek's directing, producing and acting work on television has earned her four Emmy Awards nominations. She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for The Maldonado Miracle (2004). She received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, one for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and the other for Outstanding Comedy Series, for her work on the ABC television comedy-drama Ugly Betty (2006–2010). She also produced and played Minerva Mirabal in the Showtime film In the Time of the Butterflies (2001) and guest-starred on the NBC comedy series 30 Rock (2009–2013). As a public figure, Hayek has been cited as one of Hollywood's most powerful and influential Latina actresses and one of the world's most beautiful women by various media outlets. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. In 2021, she was honoured with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. She is married to business magnate François-Henri Pinault, with whom she has a daughter.
MovieSacrifice
2026
as Gloria Bracken
MovieWithout Blood
2025
as Nina
MovieMagic Mike's Last Dance
2023
as Maxandra Mendoza
MovieA Journey to Sundance
2023
as Self
MoviePuss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
as Kitty Softpaws (voice)
MovieMovie Money Confidential
2022
as Self
MovieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022
as Self - Ajak
MovieWe Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHouse of Gucci
2021
as Pina Auriemma
MovieEternals
2021
as Ajak
MovieHitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
as Sonia Kincaid
MovieBliss
2021
as Isabel Clemens
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Roads Not Taken
2020
as Dolores
MovieLike a Boss
2020
as Claire Luna
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieThe Hummingbird Project
2019
as Eva Torres
MovieDrunk Parents
2019
as Nancy
TVRed Table Talk
2018
as Self
Movie11th Hour
2017
as Maria José
MoviePlankton Salesmen
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
as Sonia Kincaid
MovieBeatriz at Dinner
2017
as Beatriz
MovieLa Folie Disneyland Paris : L'Anniversaire des 25 ans du Parc
2017
as Self
MovieHow to Be a Latin Lover
2017
as Sara
MovieSausage Party
2016
as Teresa Taco (voice)
TVChelsea
2016
as Self
MovieI Saved My Belly Dancer
2016
MovieSeptembers of Shiraz
2015
as Farnez
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
MovieTale of Tales
2015
as Queen of Longtrellis
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self
MovieEverly
2015
as Everly
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MovieSome Kind of Beautiful
2014
as Olivia
MovieKahlil Gibran's The Prophet
2014
as Kamila (voice)
MovieMuppets Most Wanted
2014
as Salma Hayek
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieGrown Ups 2
2013
as Roxanne Chase-Feder
MovieGirl Rising
2013
as Narrator - Peru (voice)
Movie$ellebrity
2013
as Self
MovieHere Comes the Boom
2012
as Bella Flores
MovieSavages
2012
as Elena
MovieThe Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as Cutlass Liz (voice)
TVBlack Mirror
2011
as TV Joan / Salma Hayek Pinault
MovieAs Luck Would Have It
2011
as Luisa
MovieAmericano
2011
as 'Lola'
MoviePuss in Boots
2011
as Kitty Softpaws (voice)
MovieThe Women of SNL
2010
as Adriana (archive footage)
TVThe Talk
2010
as Self
MovieGrown Ups
2010
as Roxanne Chase-Feder
MovieCirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009
as Madame Truska
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieAcross the Universe
2007
as Singing Nurse
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TV30 Rock
2006
as Elisa Padriera
TVUgly Betty
2006
as Sofia Reyes
MovieLonely Hearts
2006
as Martha Beck
MovieAsk the Dust
2006
as Camilla Lopez
MovieBandidas
2006
as Sara Sandoval
MovieAfter the Sunset
2004
as Lola Cirillo
MovieCelia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!
2004
as Self
MovieOnce Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
as Carolina
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieSpy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
as Cesca Giggles
TVCelebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
TVPunk'd
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieFrida
2002
as Frida Kahlo
MovieSearching for Debra Winger
2002
as Self
MovieThe Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
MovieIn the Time of the Butterflies
2001
as Minerva Mirabal
MovieThe Concert for New York City
2001
as Self
MovieAmerica | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
MovieHotel
2001
as Charlee Boux
MovieChain of Fools
2001
as Kolko
MovieTraffic
2000
as Rosario (uncredited)
MovieWelcome to Hollywood
2000
as Salma Hayek
MovieLiving It Up
2000
as Lola
MovieTimecode
2000
as Rose
MovieWild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West
1999
as Self
MovieDogma
1999
as Serendipity
TVAction
1999
as Salma Hayek
MovieThe Velocity of Gary
1999
as Mary Carmen
MovieWild Wild West
1999
as Rita Escobar
MovieIt's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
1999
as Self - Host
MovieNo One Writes to the Colonel
1999
as Julia
MovieGet Bruce!
1999
as Self
MovieForever Hollywood
1999
as Self
MovieThe Faculty
1998
as Nurse Rosa Harper
TVVivement dimanche
1998
as Self
TVVivement dimanche prochain
1998
Movie54
1998
as Anita
MovieBreaking Up
1997
as Monica
Movie¿Quién diablos es Juliette?
1997
as Herself
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieThe Hunchback
1997
as Esmeralda
MovieFollow Me Home
1997
as Veronica
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
MovieFools Rush In
1997
as Isabel Fuentes
MovieSweet Release
1997
as Carmelita
MovieFled
1996
as Cora
MovieFrom Dusk Till Dawn
1996
as Santanico Pandemonium
MovieSinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
MovieFour Rooms
1995
as TV Dancing Girl
MovieFair Game
1995
as Rita
Viva el lunes
1995
as Self
MovieDesperado
1995
as Carolina
MovieMidaq Alley
1995
as Alma
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MovieRoadracers
1994
as Donna
TVRebel Highway
1994
as Donna
MovieMi Vida Loca
1994
as Gata
The Sinbad Show
1993
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
TVGMTV
1993
as Self
TVJack's Place
1992
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
TVDream On
1990
as Carmella
TVTeresa
1989
as Teresa Martínez
TVNuevo amanecer
1988
as Fabiola Ramírez Anthony
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
TVChamps-Elysées
1982
as Self
TVWetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVBambi
1948
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
MovieSeesaw Monster
Untitled Puss in Boots Sequel
as Kitty Softpaws (Voice)
MovieGrown Ups 3
as Roxanne Chase-Feder
